- Stone mask
Object Name:
Stone mask
Creation Date:
100-700 AD
Culture:
Teotihuacan
Site:
Teotihuacan
Material:
Repository:
Image source:
CSULA Art Dept Visual Resources
These masks made of stone, clay, jade, onyx, alabaster, turquoise, etc., come from a very ancient idea. In Mesoamerica, they had a funerary value. They gave protection to the dead person in his journey to the underworld.